キャッシュレス決済サービスの「楽天ペイ」は、中小規模店舗向けのキャンペーンを発表。ただ、他社の動向を見ると、その作戦にはやや「弱さ」が目立ちます。
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‘They fear the factory can’t last’: Pandemic takes local fashion from boom to bust in Sydney
In Australia, garment manufacturing is powered by a workforce fearful of catching Covid. In what should be a busy time, factories now stand emptyWhen coronavirus hit international fashion manufacturing centres last year, many Australian designers pivot…
Yodel drivers begin strike vote, raising fears for UK supply chains
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UK insurers unready for stricter rules on price hikes, watchdog says
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Delta Air Lines said Wednesday that it will require employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or face the alternative of weekly testing and a $200 monthly surcharge for health insurance. (SLWaPo) (alt, non-paywall source) Unvaccinated employee…
Blue Origin Employees Are Jumping Ship
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OnlyFans Drops Planned Porn Ban, Will Continue To Allow Sexually Explicit Content
OnlyFans dropped plans to ban pornography from its service, less than a week after the U.K. content-creator subscription site had announced the change citing the need to comply with policies of banking partners. From a report: On Wednesday, the company…
Mosquito State review – a torrid, original tone poem to late capitalism
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Iceland boss: Christmas at risk from HGV driver shortages and supply chain crisis – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsLatest: Iceland boss warns that supply chain crisis threaten ChristmasNeed to put HGV drivers on skilled workers list, he saysRichard Walker: Self-inflicted wound after BrexitEarlier:Supply chai…
Gatwick plans to proceed with conversion of emergency runway
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